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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2008
Cover Update: A Busy Birthday

The Pines of Sarasota turned 60 years old in 2007, one of several significant milestones at the nonprofit nursing home that runs a 204-bed campus a few miles from downtown Sarasota.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Naples Bay Resort becomes The ShoppesRiverside Investors LLCbuys Colonial commercial landLennar Homes LLCbuys more Bella Terra landDeAngelis Diamond finishes Collection at VanderbiltStrackbein Constructioncompletes yacht Club, marinaAndros Boatworks moves to larger buildingBradenton businessmandeveloping Parrish daycareW.S. Badcock Corp. buysSarasota furniture storeBovie Medical Corp. buys building, movingFlorida State Fair Foundationbuys warehouse, modelsFirst Intermediary Corp. buysJ.W. Conner & Sons propertyNAI Tampa Bay Commercialadds valuation servicesKona Grill restaurantsigns to lease at Met West

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2013
Economist feels positive SWFL vibes

Anthony Chan, the chief economist for J.P. Morgan's Chase Wealth Management, travels to Florida from New York City at least eight times a year to visit family in Tampa and clients all over the state.

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  • August 16, 2012
John Wooden's lessons get local treatment

Bradenton-based IMG Academies heads straight to the top for its latest leadership development initiative: John Wooden.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 20, 2024
Indoor pickleball facility to open in Tampa

Pickleball Kingdom, a national indoor pickleball franchise, will soon open its latest unit in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2009
Evergreen, Northview buy Lofton Place

Evergreen Residential and Northview Capital purchased the Lofton Place apartments on Deerbrooke Creek Circle north of Gunn Highway from Equity Residential for $16 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2010
Cell phone pioneer remembered for integrity

James Dwyer, a cell phone pioneer who founded Interop Technologies of Fort Myers with his son, John Dwyer, died on Aug. 6. He was 73.

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  • December 2, 2019
Prominent law firm names chief operating officer

Beth Collins joins the firm from Volpe and Koenig in Philadelphia, where she served as executive director.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 3, 2015
Hatfield Development, partner buy former Riviera Southshore site

An affiliate of Atlanta-based Hatfield Development Co. and the purchase entity O'Reo Farm Two LLC of Rutledge, Ga., purchased the former Riviera Southshore development site for $4 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2004
Confusion in the Court

House Republicans pick a tough budget year to try to create another state appeals court district in Florida.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 9, 2020
Comfy clothes in the pandemic provide retailer a sales boost

Chico's FAS, proving anytime is a good time to embrace change, utilizes unusual time to rebrand, rethink and refocus some campaigns.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 8, 2023
Fort Myers revitalization project picks up another $2M in funding

A state senator and a state representative helped facilitate the latest round of funding for The Greater Dunbar Initiative.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2013
Fill potholes, build business

Entrepreneur James Onufrak has filled his business, a franchise-based pothole repair company, with large growth potential.

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  • January 3, 2020
St. Pete development firm goes full force with B Corp movement

Socially responsible developer, a B Corp pioneer in Florida, breaks ground on another townhome project.

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  • January 19, 2012
Dodge ball looks good at local college

Despite having only 850 students, New College of Florida looms large on lists that rank colleges in everything from academics to youthful energy.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 22, 2016
Breaking wise

Tampa-based ConnectWise recently merged multiple companies in which it invested. Up next for the fast-growth tech firm: a possible trip to Wall Street.

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  • December 29, 2006
Coffee Talk

Executives at Radiation Therapy Services spent the holidays refuting a Forbes magazine article they called "insulting and misleading."Last week's Review featured 2007 predictions, projections and prognostications from more than a dozen Gulf Coast area CEOs, from industries such as construction, insurance and banking. A bevy of chief marketing officers at nationwide retailers are looking forward to a strong 12 months. Fort Myers should take a cue from Dick Greco, who ordered the removal of parking meters Ybor City when he became mayor of Tampa in the 1990s.His reasoning: Why try to attract people to shop and dine in Ybor City and then ticket their cars when the meters run out?A group of Southwest Florida legislators says voters shouldn't expect much to happen during the upcoming special session of the state legislature.

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  • December 23, 2009
Westshore's Sheraton Suites completes renovation

The Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport Westshore has completed a multimillion-dollar renovation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2010
CoStar: Office markets stable

Office vacancy rates appear to have hit their bottom, the research firm suggests.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2010
Forbes: Tampa in trouble

The Tampa Bay area ranks 2nd on Forbes' list of U.S. cities in free fall.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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